The instructions from Dave Cameron were clear Saturday morning: No stupidity.
The Senators' coach beat reporters to the question after an optional morning skate at the Canadian Tire Centre when it came to the subject of Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand making his return to the lineup for the first time since his dangerous low-bridge hit on Mark Borowiecki on Dec. 28th at the TD Garden.
"I'll get ahead of the curve here," said Cameron in his daily pre-game news conference. "There's no retaliation tonight. That's done. The league has handled it. All we're trying to do is win a game against an opponent that's really good, an opponent we're fighting to stay ahead of or catch.